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#B04AB7

#b04ab7 ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b04ab7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 29.02% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.83% cyan, 59.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 296.15°, with 43.08% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #51b74a

Split complementary

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #87b74a
  3. #4ab77a

Analogous

  1. #7a4ab7
  2. #b04ab7
  3. #b74a87

Triadic

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #b7b04a
  3. #4ab7b0

Tetradic

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #b74a51
  3. #51b74a
  4. #4ab7b0

Square

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #b77a4a
  3. #51b74a
  4. #4a87b7

Monochromatic

  1. #481e4a
  2. #7c3381
  3. #b04ab7
  4. #c881cd
  5. #e0b7e3

Shades

#b04ab7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #9e43a5
  3. #8d3b92
  4. #7b3480
  5. #6a2c6e
  6. #58255c
  7. #461e49
  8. #351637
  9. #230f25
  10. #120712
  11. #000000

Tints

#b04ab7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #b85cbe
  3. #c06ec5
  4. #c880cd
  5. #d092d4
  6. #d8a5db
  7. #dfb7e2
  8. #e7c9e9
  9. #efdbf1
  10. #f7edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b04ab7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b04ab7
  2. #ab4fb2
  3. #a655ac
  4. #a25aa7
  5. #9d60a1
  6. #98659c
  7. #936a96
  8. #8e7091
  9. #8a758b
  10. #857b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #396cba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d79b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b60b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8669b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b25396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b04ab7 {
  color: #b04ab7;
}
Background
.bg-b04ab7 {
  background-color: #b04ab7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b04ab7 {
  border: 2px solid #b04ab7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b04ab7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 74 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 43% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b04ab7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b04ab7, #b74a87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b04ab7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 74 183 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.95 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.32 #4fb548 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#b04ab7  rgb(176, 74, 183)  hsl(296, 43%, 50%)  Purpureus
#51b74a  rgb(81, 183, 74)  hsl(116, 43%, 50%)  Mantis
#b7b04a  rgb(183, 176, 74)  hsl(56, 43%, 50%)  Brass
#4ab7b0  rgb(74, 183, 176)  hsl(176, 43%, 50%)  Verdigris